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January 15, 2010, 07:40 AM
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Batting pitch for India-Bangladesh first Test
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A batting-friendly track, which is also expected to assist spinners, awaits India and Bangladesh in the first Test of their two-match series starting at Chittagong on Sunday.
The pitch at Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Cricket Stadium, which has a tinge of grass on it, has been kept covered to protect it from the sun as the mercury here at the port city of Bangladesh is rising.
Pitch curator Bilal Hussain said whichever side wins the toss should opt to bat first and put up a huge score so that their spinners can get assistance later.
"It is a sporting pitch and will have something for the batsmen and the bowlers. The team which bats first can pile on runs, may be 500-600 especially India since they have a strong batting line up," he told PTI.
The last time India played a Test here was in May 2007 under Rahul Dravid and the it ended in a draw due to rain interruptions. That was the only match to end as a draw out of the six, the venue has hosted since 2006. "This time it will have a result," he said.
The outfield is hard and dry with little grass and the pitch is expected to be watered on Friday and Saturday.
India coach Gary Kirsten and players, including Harbhajan Singh and VVS Laxman, also had a look at the track before the team practice in the afternoon.
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January 15, 2010, 07:50 AM
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We need to bat first and try to pile up at least 400 on the board.
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January 15, 2010, 08:44 AM
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I'm confused - against the likes of New Zealand, who are better equipped in the bowling department, we had bowling pitches, and against India, the world's best batting line-up, we have batting pitches. I just don't understand what the curators are thinking. Don't BCB have a say in this?
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January 15, 2010, 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by cricket_king
I'm confused - against the likes of New Zealand, who are better equipped in the bowling department, we had bowling pitches, and against India, the world's best batting line-up, we have batting pitches. I just don't understand what the curators are thinking. Don't BCB have a say in this?
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Curators always prepare wickets with the suggestions of the team management and the board. It's the trend everywhere. So don't blame the curator.
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January 15, 2010, 09:49 AM
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Again Toss will be big factor. This time batting first will be crucial.
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January 15, 2010, 10:55 AM
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Statement about the wicket is a bit confusing.First Curator said it will be sporting wicket will give something to the bowlers as well then he said teams batting first will try to pile up runs!!There will be some grass on the wicket. I think probably it will be typical CTG pitch will be a batting track which will assist the spinners in 3rd and 4th innings.
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January 15, 2010, 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by cricket_king
I'm confused - against the likes of New Zealand, who are better equipped in the bowling department, we had bowling pitches, and against India, the world's best batting line-up, we have batting pitches. I just don't understand what the curators are thinking. Don't BCB have a say in this?
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Haha...they have some strange logic indeed! I bet they'd have done the same thing agian for NZ if they came over..
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January 15, 2010, 11:37 AM
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I am a weird feeling no matter who wins the toss...Ind will bat first..Kobor ase...
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January 15, 2010, 03:30 PM
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I am a weird feeling no matter who wins the toss...Ind will bat first..Kobor ase...
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no, this time shakib will bat if given a choice.
i have a feeling dhoni is going to win the toss...i hope i'm wrong.
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BD needs to win if they want to have a chance in this TEST. I don't want our boys to face their spinners in the last couple of days. Especially Harbhajan. Playing in Bangladesh is like playing in India for him. I think he will get a SAkib( a 5 fer)
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If there is grass on the pitch, and the ball seams around for the first 2 sessions, and the pitch starts to turn from day 4, then, yes, I would call that "a sporting wicket".
Of course, if the quicks cant do anything with the grass on day one, thats not the curators problem.
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January 15, 2010, 11:59 PM
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I will add not to rig with a Chucker as well.
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I guess my routine is going to be simple again:
Sit and watch the toss. If BD wins toss and bats, watch periodically.
IF india wins toss and bats, shut off tv and check day 4 to see the presentation ceremony.
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January 16, 2010, 02:52 AM
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ye sure, lets have a batting friendly pitch so India can score around 700!! :@
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January 16, 2010, 07:30 AM
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Idiotic thinking. I do not know how they can't figure out that going for batting wicket is a suicidal decision. You can never play for a draw. I am loosing interest in this series because of this stupid thinking from our team management.
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January 16, 2010, 07:35 AM
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You do not take on India on a batting pitch. Ever!!
Because, you may think that your batsmen can play longer with a good chance of a draw by denying India 20 wickets. What you don't realize that India will play only one innings where they will pile up a mountain of runs at a brisk pace and then will have more than 3 days to take 20 Bangladeshi wickets.
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January 16, 2010, 07:38 AM
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Sakib does not have much luck with the toss, let's hope lady luck will be on his side. My theory is that if BD can score nearly 300 runs against India in an ODI, why cant they score 400 runs in a test match when they have all the time in the world. I hope that they do not play in the ODI mode.
Siddons should drill it into their heads to play one session at a time.
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January 16, 2010, 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Surfer
You do not take on India on a batting pitch. Ever!!
Because, you may think that your batsmen can play longer with a good chance of a draw by denying India 20 wickets. What you don't realize that India will play only one innings where they will pile up a mountain of runs at a brisk pace and then will have more than 3 days to take 20 Bangladeshi wickets.
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Quoted for the truth.
Morons never learn. But Im hoping that tommorow's wicket is not flat and has something for the bowlers.
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January 16, 2010, 11:25 AM
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This is a silly move! We r playing to India's strength! We are the home side and should have prepared a minefield to counter their expert flat track batsmen..
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January 16, 2010, 12:31 PM
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There are grass on the track will help the spinners after 3rd day and Bangladesh is playing with 3 seamers.Everything indicates that its not a purely batting track.
Really i doubt,is it not a batting track at all? anybody any openion?
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So the pitch is not a surely batting track. Or is it the credits of our bowler to make the life difficult for Indian?
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January 17, 2010, 12:46 PM
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When playing teams that are stringer than us, our curators should prepare minefields, when against inferior opposition, flat tracks.
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So the pitch is not a surely batting track. Or is it the credits of our bowler to make the life difficult for Indian?
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It's still not a bad track to bat on. It doesn't have any "demons" on it. If we don't do anything stupid, we should be fine given that most of our batsmen are in form. Then again, we haven't played FC cricket in a while.
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It was difficult to bat on in the beginning becuase the track had moisture. But it is still a good track to bat on. Hopefully BD is able to score 350+ tommorow to give them a lead.
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